"What is Gawker, is that that pornographic website?" Ailes said. "I only knew it as a pornographic website that everyone said you had to stay away from."

“I don’t care if they have a mole because we aren’t doing anything wrong," he added later. "They hate me because I make money and I do it legitimately, and they don’t like our politics. That’s what's great about America.”

But Ailes did have some choice words for another recently-fired cable news employee. When asked about Keith Olbermann's job prospects, Ailes replied:

"Talk about burning bridges, this guy really burned some," Ailes said. "Now, I feel sorry for anybody whose out of work, so I don't want to trash him...He was great at sports, I thought, and everybody has some redeeming qualities. He could find a job again, but it'll be, you know, a pet show in St. Louis or something. I don't know what else."

Watch the whole interview below.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that Ailes was referring to Joe Muto's job prospects.